LA Times: Beverly Hills district sues to block subway tunnel under school

By Ari Bloomekatz

Leaders of the Beverly Hills Unified School District made good on their word Wednesday and sued county transportation officials over the route of the $5.6-billion Westside subway extension.

Filed in Superior Court, the suit alleges that the Los Angeles County Transportation Authority violated the California Environmental Quality Act when choosing the final route for the subway line, which includes a portion that would run underneath Beverly Hills High School…

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KPCC: What’s next for the opponents of the subway under Beverly Hills High?

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It’s full steam ahead for the Los Angeles Metro’s Westside subway extension. Yesterday, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board approved a plan for the subway to go under Beverly Hills High.

The board is moving forward despite ardent and vocal opposition on behalf of Beverly Hills residents. Detractors say that tunneling under the school would limit development opportunities on the property and it could put students in danger, especially given the risk of earthquakes. However, several seismologists dismissed this claim and assure that the presence of the $5.6-billion project will do no harm…

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Patch: Beverly Hills Offers Metro Alternative Routes to Constellation Boulevard

The three proposed options would reach Constellation Boulevard in Century City without tunneling under Beverly Hills High School.

 By Marie Cunningham – Westwood Century City Patch

At Thursday's public hearing with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors, the city of Beverly Hills presented three options for reaching a subway station on Constellation Boulevard in Century City that do not require tunneling under Beverly Hills High School.

Robert McMurry from Gilchrist & Rutter, who was commissioned by Beverly Hills, explained the alternative routes for the Century City portion of the Westside Subway Extension. The project is an expansion of the Purple Line to Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood and the Veterans Administration Medical Center…

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NBC: Beverly Hills Residents Tell Metro Why They Oppose Subway Path

The Metro board heard from critics Thursday of its Westside Subway Extension plan, which would require tunneling under Beverly Hills High School.

By Melissa Pamer – NBC Los Angeles

Westside residents worried about a Metro plan that would require tunneling under Beverly Hills High to construct a planned subway extension were given a hearing all their own Thursday afternoon.

"I want to trust the science on both sides and I want it evaluated," said Susie Roberts with Beverly Hills School PTA.

At the request of the city of Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board held a special public hearing to allow critics of a proposed Westside Subway extension path to voice their concerns and present an alternate vision…

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TIME: Beverly Hills High: Will a Subway Tunnel Run Through It?

Los Angeles' transportation agency wants to build a rail line that would connect downtown to Westside communities like Beverly Hills

By Jens Erik Gould / Los Angeles Monday, May 14, 2012

The video begins with a hand twisting open a gas main. "Methane gas, toxic chemicals and teenagers don't mix," a voice says. "But this dangerous combination is on the verge of exploding at Beverly High, turning the school into a megadisaster." Then, boom! A huge fireball erupts on screen, accompanied by the sound of an explosion. The scene segues into footage of students walking peacefully to class, suggesting to viewers that innocent teenagers could soon be reduced to ashes.

Released by the Beverly Hills school district's parent-teacher council, the video is the latest escalation in a battle over a proposed subway extension between the small, affluent community and the Los Angeles transportation agency, known as Metro. The agency wants to build a rail line connecting downtown to Westside communities including Century City, Beverly Hills and Westwood…

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